Magazine of linotype-machines.



No. 880,568. PATENTED MAR. 3, 1908.

' H. PEARCE.

MAGAZINE 0E LINOTYPE MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24.1907.

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PATENTED MAR. s, 1908.

H. PEARCE. I MAGAZINE OF LINOTYPE MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24,1907.

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H. PEARCE. MAGAZINE OFLINOTYPE MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24.1907.

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PATENTBD MAR. 3, 1908.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24,1907.

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HERBERT PEARCE, OF ALTR INGHAM, ENGLAND, ASSI LIMITED; or LONDON,

GNOR TO Lmor ENGLAND.

Yen Ann MACHINERY.

.M-AGAZINE 0F LINOTYPE-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March s, 1908.

Application filed June 24' 1907- Serial No. 380,498-

To all whom it meg; concern:

Be it known th subject of the land, and residing at the L Broadlmath, .-\lt-rin .'ham, -in Chester, England. useful improvements in the Linotype-Azlachines, of whic is a specification.

The present invention relat ments in the magazine of the class described in the specification of Letters Patent 3 653? September 16th 1890, in respect of matrix stops for the delivery mouths. In this class of linotype machine, the magazine occupies an oblique position on the top of the machineframe. t is not fast to the frame but only lies on it in order that it can be taken oil and another magazine equipped with matrices of a dilferentfont, substituted for it. Originally this taking off consisted of sliding the magazine up the fl'fllllt. backwards and then lifting it off the machine, the substitution consisting of the like motionsin the reverse order. This combined taking off and substitution isknown to linotype operators as change of magazine or, shortl as change. There are ninety columns of matrices in a magazine, those in one column being all of the same character and different from all the others. As the magazine lies inan oblique position, the matrices would all slide out through. the delivery mouth, were it not for the escapements which normally retain the respective columns of matrices within the magazine, by being kept engaged withthe respective leadingmatrices. The depression of a ke board, allows .a spring attached to each'esat I, HERBERT PEARCE, a

inotype Works Magazines of es to improve.-

King of Great Britain and Irehthe following of a linotype machine. i

i change ah the county of have invented new and change and during off the machine.

it has recently been proposed to effect the eve menti oned by sliding the magazine down the frame frontwards and then] lifting it oifthe machine. the machine frame is oblique, a sto he to be provided to preventthe weight'o a magazine sliding it downthe frame. As this stop l was a permanent one relatively to the ma. 8.-

l l i l l l y on the keycapement, to disengage the latter from the r to, at the same time, owing matrix, the leadthrough the delivery the line assembling llowing matrix hus leading matrix and engage it with the toll mouth on its way to mechanism, the said fo becoming the leading nu The ninety escape'ments are arranged ma row underneath the magazine and close to its delivery mouth, either on the machine frame or on the underside of the magazine, -If they are on the magazine, then each magazine to be used on one and the same machine must have its own set of escapements and have them safeguarded from injury during a l-l'I'l'X oft-hat column.

working position on the l l l l front of the mega wardly inclined zine, it was necessary raising the front end of the stop-and to also leading matrices from latter were carried b instead of by the mag means have either been ordinary lifting han dles or an arrangement of camsactim between the bottom of'the magazine an the machine frame. This arrangement of cams consists of a rock to provide means or the magazine clear of disengage the row of the escapements if the the machine frame zine and carrylngon each and a lever to turn it, each a hook upon its outer end. When the magazine is down on the machine frame, the shorter radii of the ams are in contact with the frame and the lovers point to the rear of the machine. Pulling these levers forward brings the longer radii of the cams'into contact with the machine frame, thereby raising the front of the magazine high enough to clear the stop above mentioned, and makes them pmjeet to the front beyond the machine, thereby forming two down-- rails upon which the magazine can slide, while the two hooks serve as stops to such sliding by being held by the respective levers in the ath of'two lugs rojecting from the rear of the magazine. ut before the magazine is moved out of its machine, all the matrices in it must be locked in it. Several means 01' matrix stops have been proposed to do this, 6. g., a bar'(known to linotype op erators as a poker) to he thrust transverse y through the magazine in front of, or in front of some part of, all the leading matrices, or a longitudinally slotted round'bar to be rocked until one side of the slot engages all the leading matrices in practically the same way as the poker. l Referring to the accompanyingdrawings, Figures 1 and 1. together constitute a side elevation from the right hand of the machine end of it, a cam, lever having the tnnethe magazine is 55 I But as the to of 60 azine. The raising 70 shaft extending under the '75 1 the fulllines showin the magazine and its supporting frame in t e composing position;

the dot-and-dash lines rshowin .either the magazine matrix stopped and both it and :its supporting frame raised ready for the former to be slid down into the A position' or the substitute magazine matrix stopped I and on the supporting frame; both ready to i so . magazine 2. en

the. respective sides of gage With' the hook 12; 14, the top portion; 'of th'e channeled guide plate downfwh 'ich the 'matrices passfrom tlfe magazine to the as'-.

cam sto; rest and turn be lowered into the composing position;-

while the dot-.and-dash-linesAshow a maga zine hanging 'infront, of the machine, either, ready for removal orlfonbeing tiltedfand nshed on to the i-g.-. 2, a 'plan of raised supporting f frame thelower portion of the magazineand the presentinvention; Fig. 3 'a' section on the line 3 e3' .of Fig. '2z-Fig. 4; a'

side elevation from vtheright of Big. .2, and

asec'tion on the'lin looking at it in"the direction of'the arrow.

f 1- 'is' the stationary Z the magazine; 43, one of. the set of escapemen-ts pivoted upon either the; frame 1 or upon some piece fixed thereto and inde end- "ent "of. both the magazinesupporting 'r'ame in theframe 1 on which" the frame '4 turns when it; israised or lowered; 6., the transverse'bfarfast on-the bottomface of the magatlie notchesjin the frame-4 in which the said bar engages to'liold-the magazine on'the-said frau1;-8,-the cam oneach side of the magazine' and fast one shaft 9 'turningi-n -bean ingsfin-tlie frame/i;- i(), a roller on the re. 's pect-ive side of the frame 1 V n;'.11, the 'hand lever:fast: to-each rainv S for turn'in both of them simultaneously outer. end'of each lever] 1-'; '13, one end 'of'a transverse bar fast onthe .bottom'fa ce of the mouth,fthe "two.

near itsv entrance s of the bar-projecting laterally. beyond sembling'. mechanism '15, the distributer';".1 6 the channeled magazine entrance through 'whichxthematrices reenter themagazine 2 afterthey'have dropped from the distributer 17,;theHaXispivotingitto the frame 4; and .18,- a s ring chine) 'ldm rit'in' working position.

19, as shownbest in'dot-a'nd-dash lines in ada te(l'to i it.upon the respectiverolleril-(lcams 8 roll on t Fig. ,1; r is a .ihollow in each of r the; levers 1.1

ass own-.inifulllinesin that figure. So longrasthe frame 4 and'the magazmeZ the composing. 'posi tron,

511w flu front-into the,

e rollers 0 their eccen trici- 14%4 'of Fig. 4,

' improvements.thereof.-

I will-now proceed to specify the present frame of the machine invention.

. ful ii/fidth of. all .4 and-the magaz ne-2; 5", the transverse rod as. to produce forjthe respective 12, the hoor at'the the; magazine-- to -env s- ,to'be unlocked.

'34 in the respective its fI'OIIt'aIIH kept in contact with the shaft 21s=by= a spring 35 (one on each side ofthemaproportions 24 are. such, that turning the shaft 21 through about. an eighth. of a circle in onethe" change, he;

ties raise the fronts of both the frame 4 and the magazine 2,. thereby completely disengaging the latter from the set ments The operator then lifts the front of the magazine till the bar 6' is clear-of the notches 7 and pullsit to the front till the bar ends 13 come up tothe hooks 12, whereupon he-lets the magazine swing into a vertical position and then lifts it off the levers .11. The substitute one is then hung on tothe levers l1 byits'bar ends 13, pushed up the .fraine4 till its bar 6 engages in the notches 7, and bot-h levers 11 reversed, thereby lowering both frame 4 and substitute .magazin'c into the composing position. All the parts and operations justenumerated are either present in the linotype machines of comspecihcations of" merce or described in the 20 (seeF ig. 3) is a slot in the top plate of the magazin and extending across it for the v the ,matrix grooves therein. 21 is a rockshaft slotted longitudinally so able bearings 24,24 fixed to the magazine. For the, -'sake of convenience, but only for that. the face 22 is shown as engaging with the-to lug 270i a'le'ading matrix instead of with t e foot28- ofthe latter.

V 29 is a half crank fast on each outer end of the-shaft 21 and having its outer end connected by a link 30 toa slidey31 mounted to" slide in adirection parallel .with the fore-andaft m'edian line of the magazine, in suitable :guides on a-suitably sha ed block 32 fast to .the' respective side of 'tii .The invention requires adetent capable of v automaticallylock ng e magazine.

fi'natrix stopped engagedfroin; the shaft. just-before the latter This detent isfsho'wmas consisting of two levers33 each fulerume'd at bearing; 24, and having resilient between its rear armsand the block. -32'and havmgalso a shoulder 36 to tlie'rear-of the fulcrum 34 and 'in the rearward path of as'tud 37 that pro' 'jeots laterallyfrom the link'30a The relative and positions of the parts 20 to direction, will move the. face 22 into the path'taken by one; of the lugs of each leading matrix-25," thereby two faces 22, 23, at an obtuse angle with each other, and turning in suitpreventing them falling out of the, magazine through its delivery 1 mouth .(t'hus matrix-stopping the maga- I of escapev the shaft :21 in the position and of beingfdis zine), and'up that-path far enough topus'h Y all the matrices ashortdistance up the magazine, thereby' making the'matrices 25 stand clear of the escapement pawls. 26, and so far facilitating their reengagenient therewith,

- n the composing v posing position, the notch while turning it in the other direction will move the said face 22 clear of the said path.

here is a slight amount of lost motion or concentricity between each cam 8 and the respective hollow 19, so that the rise of the magazine 2 does not begin until the levers 11 have been moved through a corresponding are. There is a corresponding amount .of lost motion between the pin of the half crank 29 and the link 30, provided by the slot 38, this lost motion showing to the rear of the said crank pin'when the magazine is position. V

39 is a tooth fast on the side of each slide 31, and 40 'is a cooperating notchv incorporated with each cam 8 by means of a plate 41 fast thereto in the plane offthe. respective tooth. When the magazine is in the comtooth 39see the dotted lines-not the dotand-dash linesof Fig. lines of Fig. 4. The fi rst portion of the motion of the levers 11 to thefront, pushes the face 22 up to the lugs pushes all the matrices the short distance a'bove referred to, moves 4 the studs 37 to the front clear of the shoul.

- magazine, and the down the latter latter beworked by hand.

curacy in the dim en ride upthe' shoulders a36 and.

"rock shaft 21 till the face-22 vgagenient with the, esca ders' 36, andthe face 23 to the front of the levers 33 which are thereupon moved down behind it by the springs 35. The following portion of the-frontwardmotion of H e levers 11 forthwith makes the came 8 disengage the notches 40 from the teeth-{39, this disengagethe joint result of the forward ment; being position of the teeth aftera movement parallel with the fore-and-aft median line of the circular movement of the cams about their axes 9. The raising and loweringleflect of the cams 8-upon thc'magazine 2 and frame 4, the sliding of the former and thelevers 1 pension ofit from the hooks 12 form no part of thepresent invention. After the substitute magazine has been dulysea'ted on the d frame'and lowered, the reversal of the the 'teeth 39, thereby ,levers 11 ?makes the notches 40 with making the studs 37 disengagejthe leve'rs 33 from the face 23,-' and .turnin the path of the-n1at rix1lugs 27, whereupon all the matrices inthe magazine-slide'down it until those of the leadingrow are in proper enement pawls 26] The connection betweent e cams 8 and the slides 31 may be dispensed with o prevent any inac' sions of either. thefront ofjthe magazine 2 or of the stationary part that carries 'the setof ese'a ements 3, preventing the g erly up -.1 thela'tter, and also. to prevent t e said' agazine shaking when it is 40 embraces the v '1 and the dottedso seated, each .end of the rock shaft 21 car-- ries a second half crank 42'l iaving astral-13 a shoulder 44 pro ,and means carried by the magazine for look ing the said )s'ihaft in the matrix-stopping position. 1 2. The combination with a matrix magazine, of a longitudinally slotted rock shaft or matrix stop; slides on the magazine; and links operatively connecting the slides to the said shaft.

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- r ces by being on the magazine; and links-operatively connectin the slides to the said shaft. g

e combination of matrix magazine; rock shaft having two faces at an angle with 'each other and carried by t ev magazine; .slideson the magazine; links operatively con; necting the slides to the magazine through face on the rock shaft can be turned into the path of the matrices; a detent'adapted to anto'inatically engage with acent face in the said path and means actuated by thereversal of theslidesto disengage the. .detent. '5. 'The combination with being turned into their path, slides, and lin soperatively connecting the slides to the ate the said slides duringthe said mot-ion..-

l'rame, matrix magazine detachable therce j from; rocking 'shaftma'trix stop turning in earings on the magazineyslides on the .m'a 1 I n u I i e D azino lor rec procating the sa d-shaft; llll'kS This shoulder 44.

43 is engaged with the shoulder-44' Which carries the the path of the matrix lugs 27; 1

by the magazine for s0 turning the said shaft,

the rock shaft; a slotin which the adjacent.-

J the other of the said' I two faces tolock the shaft with the said ads id shaft, of cams turnable about a relativ y s out of the .fi I I a 3. The combination witha matrix maga-= i f a longitudinally slotted rock shaft positioned on the magazine to stop the matturned into their path; slides.

. I .110 a matrix magazine having .a longitudinally slotted rock- I shaft, positioned thereon to stop the matrices operati'vely connecting "the slid'es to. the

shaft; and means actuated by the'slides to hold tho front of the magazine steady on the ,frame.,

l '7, 'lherpmbination of stationhry machine The. combination of stationarymachine' I from; longitudinally slotted rock shaft or said shoulders.

the said shaft; links operatively connec ng ingin bearings on the magazine; slides on the magazine for reciprocating the said shaft; links operatively connecting the slides to the 15 shaft; means actuated by;the slides to hold the front of the magazine steady on the i frame; and means for actuating the slides.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two Witnesses. HERBERT PEARCE.

frame; matrix magazine detachable therematrix stop turning in hearings on the magazine; slides on the magazine for reclproeatmg the slides to the shaft; shoulders onthe stati n1ary machine frame; and lugs carried by the said shaft adapted to engage with the 8. The combination of a stationary n1a- W'itnessesi v chine frame;; matnx-magazine detachable ERNALDSIMPSON-MOSELEY, therefrom; rocking shaft matrix stop turn v MALCOLM SMETHURST. 

